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that debate was sound from the president and his challenger, mitt romney, a foreign policy debate about defense spending cuts in the sequester happening at the beginning of the year. if it's going to happen, just not at the beginning of the year, that what's it going to look like and what's it going to do to the economy? >> i think there are going to be -- we're in a period of retrenchment at the state, local, and federal level. the government is shrinking. the revenues are low. i mean, every pressure is going in that way. i think it probably will not end up looking like this just automatic across the board cuts but you're likely to have at the least very hard freezes on all forms of spending in nominal dollars so nobody can spend any more than they spent in the last year or even if there were inflation. >> greg? >> well, i would add that ironically the budget deficit is falling, certainly as a percentage of gdp. and we will get next week i think on the tuesday from the congressional budget office new budget figures that show that, in fact, the deficit is dropping and dropping pretty si
that debate was sound from the president and his challenger, mitt romney, a foreign policy debate about defense spending cuts in the sequester happening at the beginning of the year. if it's going to happen, just not at the beginning of the year, that what's it going to look like and what's it going to do to the economy? >> i think there are going to be -- we're in a period of retrenchment at the state, local, and federal level. the government is shrinking. the revenues are low. i mean,...
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he tells foreign policy magazine i think this is the syrians playing for time. i do not believe that they would seriously consider giving up their chemical weapons. so obviously leading the cia until six months ago and you disagree with him? >> i disagree. syria signed or asked to sign the chemical weapons convention and syria is in a box. it can't use chemical weapons at this point. i don't think any way possible. by saturday russia has to explain as far as i know why this deal didn't going through. if we're not in the box, they're in the box and will be the target of an attack. i don't see this. i also see, i think john kerry should be nominated for saint hood, and i think he is following rahm emanuel's playbook, no crisis should go to waste and with this going on with some overtures now with at least some reason for optimism in the peace process, all the puzzle pleases are moving and all the players are seeing a lot of each other and i think -- well, if i weren't an optimist i would not have been in congress for 17 years. it is a mess how we got here, but we'
he tells foreign policy magazine i think this is the syrians playing for time. i do not believe that they would seriously consider giving up their chemical weapons. so obviously leading the cia until six months ago and you disagree with him? >> i disagree. syria signed or asked to sign the chemical weapons convention and syria is in a box. it can't use chemical weapons at this point. i don't think any way possible. by saturday russia has to explain as far as i know why this deal didn't...
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policy magazine that you there have provoked actively titled broken brakes why the rest of prizing and i think it contains two major fallacies first. the brakes are not broken i mean their growth is slowing down but they're still growing they're still developing and second is that the rest didn't stop rising simply because the rest is not confined to brics countries and what is more important is that that's a major transformation of global economic and political architecture away from western dominance and towards a more level playing field is still happening and if it had i think it is actually accelerating yes but italy i was to be issue with what happened last decade and lost a kid it seemed every single. it was going to rise to a very rapid piece because between two thousand and three and two thousand and eight that golden era every single developing country was recording a very high growth treat almost without exception and i was taking issue with that that that is unlikely to happen the long term history of economic development is that some countries do with some countries do not
policy magazine that you there have provoked actively titled broken brakes why the rest of prizing and i think it contains two major fallacies first. the brakes are not broken i mean their growth is slowing down but they're still growing they're still developing and second is that the rest didn't stop rising simply because the rest is not confined to brics countries and what is more important is that that's a major transformation of global economic and political architecture away from western...
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. >> before i let you go, i want to get your thoughts on a couple foreign policy questions going on. let's just do iran because i only have a minute. your thoughts on the potential deal with iran, lessening some of the sanctions in exchange for concessions from iran on their nuclear program. >> the administration has it backwards. iran has been in pursuit of nuclear weapons for nearly a decade. they ought to be the ones to cease first and then we give them some relief on that. rather than we give you the money first, we give you -- we drop the sanctions or lessen the sanctions first, then we'll trust you to go forward. we have been through that before with north korea. >> north korea. right. >> in 1994. that was supposed to be verified. the north koreans cheated. i don't trust the iranians to do -- honor that result but for sure, they need to take the first step, not us. they're the ones that are pursuing the weapons. they're the ones who are going against all the u.n. resolutions and the world -- >> you oppose it. >> i absolutely oppose it. i think it's very bad negotiating on our p
. >> before i let you go, i want to get your thoughts on a couple foreign policy questions going on. let's just do iran because i only have a minute. your thoughts on the potential deal with iran, lessening some of the sanctions in exchange for concessions from iran on their nuclear program. >> the administration has it backwards. iran has been in pursuit of nuclear weapons for nearly a decade. they ought to be the ones to cease first and then we give them some relief on that....
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policy. april 19, we'll have after donahoe, the postmaster general of the u.s. he will discuss the challenges of the evolving demands of the postal service. second, as i noted earlier, this is the eighth time that mr. brent is coming here to speak at the national press club. >> i have overstayed my welcome. [laughter] ,> it's time we have him here we are reminded not only that he is an outstanding filmmaker that helps us reveal much of our world, but also an outstanding speaker. when the s club began, the spoken word was a numeral artform -- when the press club began, the spoken word was an art form. but fewer and fewer people are gifted at the use of the podium and the microphone as is mr. burns. epicsits, he delivers an speech. he also reminds us of the great speakers who have come before him, such as our first speaker, and went roosevelt and artists such as rfid hits top. cock.ch as alfred hitch he is truly more than our guest. he has become part of our club and our mission. today at the t
policy. april 19, we'll have after donahoe, the postmaster general of the u.s. he will discuss the challenges of the evolving demands of the postal service. second, as i noted earlier, this is the eighth time that mr. brent is coming here to speak at the national press club. >> i have overstayed my welcome. [laughter] ,> it's time we have him here we are reminded not only that he is an outstanding filmmaker that helps us reveal much of our world, but also an outstanding speaker. when...
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influence in the world generally anyway in terms of foreign policy, what chance he can convince the two sides to negotiate? what are the russians saying about that? >> reporter: i think, michael, you know, that is so far at this point out of the realm of possibility, because even the russians who do have some influence with assad, have not been able to bring about anything, any type between the sides. right now i think kerry is trying to help the opposition in two wadz. politically and on the ground in kind of a sense of helping communities that have been liberated to make them function well, serve as an example for people who come over, join them and then the other part would be the military. but as you can see, they're going very carefully on this. they're not giving the opposition certainly everything they wanted. >> all right, jill, thanks so much. jill dougherty in rome. >>> here are stories making news around the world right now. in peru this california couple surfaces after their loved ones, they hadn't heard from them for a month. they were reported missing. they are trekking th
influence in the world generally anyway in terms of foreign policy, what chance he can convince the two sides to negotiate? what are the russians saying about that? >> reporter: i think, michael, you know, that is so far at this point out of the realm of possibility, because even the russians who do have some influence with assad, have not been able to bring about anything, any type between the sides. right now i think kerry is trying to help the opposition in two wadz. politically and on...
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policy magazine that you there have provoked actively titled broken brakes why the rest of prizing and i think it contains two major fallacies first. the brakes are now broken i mean their growth is slowing down but they're still growing they're still developing and second is that the rest didn't stop rising simply because the rest is not confined to the brics countries and what is more important is that that's major transformation of global economic and political architecture away from western dominance and towards a more level playing field is still happening and if it had i think it is actually accelerating yes but if you look i was to be issue with what happened last decade and lost a kid it seemed every single emerging market was going to rise to a very rapid peace because between two. thousand and three and two thousand and eight that golden era every single developing country was recording a very high growth treat almost without exception and i was taking issue with that that that is unlikely to happen the long term history of economic development is that some countries do when
policy magazine that you there have provoked actively titled broken brakes why the rest of prizing and i think it contains two major fallacies first. the brakes are now broken i mean their growth is slowing down but they're still growing they're still developing and second is that the rest didn't stop rising simply because the rest is not confined to the brics countries and what is more important is that that's major transformation of global economic and political architecture away from western...
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moreover, more than ever, foreign policy is economic policy. the world is competing for resources and global markets. every day that goes by where america is uncertain about engaging in that arena or unwilling to put our best foot forward and win, unwilling to demonstrate our resolve, to lead, is a day in which we weaken our nation itself. my plea is that we can summon across party lines without partisan diversions and economic patriotism which recognizes that america's strength and prospects abroad depend on america strength and results at home. it hard it's hard to tell the leaderships that they have to create economic order where there is none if we don't provide it for ourselves. it's also imperative that in implementing president obama's vision for the world as he ends more than a decade of war, that we join together to augment our message to the world. president obama and everyone here knows that american foreign policy is not defined by drones and deployments alone. we cannot allow the extraordinary good that we do to save and change liv
moreover, more than ever, foreign policy is economic policy. the world is competing for resources and global markets. every day that goes by where america is uncertain about engaging in that arena or unwilling to put our best foot forward and win, unwilling to demonstrate our resolve, to lead, is a day in which we weaken our nation itself. my plea is that we can summon across party lines without partisan diversions and economic patriotism which recognizes that america's strength and prospects...
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now if you look at foreign policy, i think our foreign policy is absolutely rudderless. my sense is that we absolutely don't have a strategic sense of what we're doing. melissa: okay. >> and egypt is an example. syria too. melissa: so before we run out of time, is thisarticular crisis more serious than those ones that i just mention that seemed very serious at the tme and like they could totally derail markets and economy? i understand they hav been a drag but they were painted as, th could blow up these things, they did not. is this particular debt ceiling, is it more serious than all of the things i mentioned? charles, go first. paul next. >> it is more serious if they fail to actlly reach an agreement that might lead to debt non-payment. we're still in the middle of it. if greece had actually defaulted or somebody pulled out of the euro that would have been seris too. right now that doesn't look like that will happen. we don't know about washingto melissa: more serious or same amount, or less? >> more serious but there's a much smaller chance of it happening, a deflt.
now if you look at foreign policy, i think our foreign policy is absolutely rudderless. my sense is that we absolutely don't have a strategic sense of what we're doing. melissa: okay. >> and egypt is an example. syria too. melissa: so before we run out of time, is thisarticular crisis more serious than those ones that i just mention that seemed very serious at the tme and like they could totally derail markets and economy? i understand they hav been a drag but they were painted as, th...
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when it comes to foreign policy, he is quite the appeaser. >> well, gloria borger, what do you think? >> look, here is the point. if the president were to call john boehner right now, right this minute, what would john boehner be able to say to him? he would have to say to him i've got this caucus that is completely divided on what to do. you have the kind of hell no caucus which is saying we want to shut down obama care at all costs, even if it means shutting down the government. you have another wing of his caucus like congressman peter king of new york who is saying i am not going to shut down the government. so what would john boehner be able to say to the president? he'd say i have a divided caucus, i don't know how to lead it, i am having a difficult time. we have to take this vote. my members are forcing me to take this vote, we are shoving it back to the democratic senate, they're going to reject it, then let's talk. at a certain point, boehner has nothing to say to the president. what's the president going to say. by the way, we passed obama care a few years ago, now i think
when it comes to foreign policy, he is quite the appeaser. >> well, gloria borger, what do you think? >> look, here is the point. if the president were to call john boehner right now, right this minute, what would john boehner be able to say to him? he would have to say to him i've got this caucus that is completely divided on what to do. you have the kind of hell no caucus which is saying we want to shut down obama care at all costs, even if it means shutting down the government....
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policies on today that's more than enough to label you an enemy combatant with all you aussies out there enjoy your oil while you can before uncle sam comes knocking i mean beating down your doors on her enough about time to break the set. demonstrations and cairo's tahrir square are familiar seen today as protests marked the two year anniversary of an uprising that ousted former egyptian leader hosni mubarak clashes that have left five dead and nearly two hundred injured are making headlines in the tens of thousands protesting signal how much egyptians remain discontent about the state of their country and cries for bread social justice and freedom have echoed over the last two years and interation of claims that the goals of the pro-democracy uprising have not yet been achieved so to talk more about the political situation in egypt recent spur violence against women and the fact that all of this is having on the roof.
policies on today that's more than enough to label you an enemy combatant with all you aussies out there enjoy your oil while you can before uncle sam comes knocking i mean beating down your doors on her enough about time to break the set. demonstrations and cairo's tahrir square are familiar seen today as protests marked the two year anniversary of an uprising that ousted former egyptian leader hosni mubarak clashes that have left five dead and nearly two hundred injured are making headlines...
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foreign policy in a fan's hands meet amid a deepening political round which sees each side pointing the finger of blame and. a fountain of hope that's run dry later we look out the roots of the arab spring that flourished on the promise of democracy but which is failing to bring the stability and prosperity many die for. this is r.t. live from moscow with me marina joshie kurds who tried to report attacks by radical islamists in syria are in danger of being abducted or tailed and that's what an eyewitness to an assault has told r.t. the kurdish minority in northeastern syria has reportedly been enjoying horrific attacks by al-qaeda linked groups for around three weeks now a correspondent in the region arena who brings you what's come to light so far. our ticket is getting new details horrifying details from the eyewitnesses who happened to be in the area those details are extremely hard to come by because of the essential information and physical blockade which has been put up against the rest of the world by the extremists who are permeating the kurdish areas and towns in the northeast
foreign policy in a fan's hands meet amid a deepening political round which sees each side pointing the finger of blame and. a fountain of hope that's run dry later we look out the roots of the arab spring that flourished on the promise of democracy but which is failing to bring the stability and prosperity many die for. this is r.t. live from moscow with me marina joshie kurds who tried to report attacks by radical islamists in syria are in danger of being abducted or tailed and that's what an...
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in foreign policy, this has been a year of american weakness. we saw it in gyrations about what to do with syria and the assad regime's use of chemical weapons. we've seen it in my view -- i have a sense there will be disagreement with this ill conceived deal with iran. we saw it in skepticism with allies of japan and israel and saudi arabia who no longer feel confident about american security guarantees that have been good for six decades. our allies are abandoning us and we're making a quest to gain friends who will never come our way. >> anne marie, the obama administration would say we got a deal to get chemical weapons out of syria. we're trying to get a deal to get iran securely on a nonnuclear path. >> you just took my lines. those are hard accomplishments. i have been very critical of our syria policy and the optics of focusing more on chemical weapons than the tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of deaths was bad but the fact remains that we are getting chemical weapons out of syria and the frame work agreement with iran is more th
in foreign policy, this has been a year of american weakness. we saw it in gyrations about what to do with syria and the assad regime's use of chemical weapons. we've seen it in my view -- i have a sense there will be disagreement with this ill conceived deal with iran. we saw it in skepticism with allies of japan and israel and saudi arabia who no longer feel confident about american security guarantees that have been good for six decades. our allies are abandoning us and we're making a quest...
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the foreign policy side not enough on the domestic. it's not an end in itself. but we have to do more here so we can do more there. >> john: this is truly something that is in fact america's foreign policy or throwing money at the problem. we see that happening now in egypt. let's just apply this book to egypt. you talk a lot about how america may be better off with evolution or revolution, which rhymes so it definitely carries some weight. what does that mean. >> the middle east no longer should dominate america's foreign policy. in the middle east in a place like egypt we ought to be saying if you want our support, you have to meet certain conditions: economic reform, political reform. you can't insist but you can say here's the incentive and here's the penalty if you don't do it. >> john: there's a situation now where we... the military seems to have... no one is saying that morsi was a particularly good man. but just to have a foreign policy in place. >> the difference is what happens in egypt is the difference between democracy an
the foreign policy side not enough on the domestic. it's not an end in itself. but we have to do more here so we can do more there. >> john: this is truly something that is in fact america's foreign policy or throwing money at the problem. we see that happening now in egypt. let's just apply this book to egypt. you talk a lot about how america may be better off with evolution or revolution, which rhymes so it definitely carries some weight. what does that mean. >> the middle east no...
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will change our foreign policy. my concerns china gets 70% of its energy supplies from the middle east. india about the same. and europe as well. and the global economy is so interlinked that even if the u.s. isn't dependent on middle eastern oil i feel like unstable in the region will hurt the chinese economy and the european economy. so, i think we should step back, do less, not engage ground invasion but not ignore the middle east, because it's going to -- turbulence there will impact the worldwide oil prices. and we have seen it with the european debt crisis. if there's economic problems in europe, we have economic problems here. sure. >> going back to -- sorry. >> that's all right. >> going back to this gentleman's question, if you think about iran, say, about the middle east, but you have the same moderate, we hope, some moderate muslims, and then you have the ruling elite, which are -- who are very radical muslims. how can we support the moderate without tainting them in the eyes of their own people? it's a p
will change our foreign policy. my concerns china gets 70% of its energy supplies from the middle east. india about the same. and europe as well. and the global economy is so interlinked that even if the u.s. isn't dependent on middle eastern oil i feel like unstable in the region will hurt the chinese economy and the european economy. so, i think we should step back, do less, not engage ground invasion but not ignore the middle east, because it's going to -- turbulence there will impact the...
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we're talking about a reluctant american foreign commander in chief, american foreign policy, the russians have a psychological problem, and the arab system waiting for the americans to move, and i think they feel a bit left in the cold, i think because of the american foreign policy towards syria, and now we are waiting to see how the great powers, i think soviet -- not the soviet union -- russia and the united states, how they continue to handle this problem. >> all right. thank you very much for speaking to us once again. >>> in other news un's children's see unicef says fewer and fewer infants are dying, but sub sa -- see harrah children are still dying. here is a look at the figures. several countries have been singled out for praise. effective and affordable medical treatments improved hygiene and sustained political commitment are credited as the main reasons for the decline, but it's not all good news, countries in sub sa hair ran africa have the highest mortality rates in the world. 98 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2012. for more on this, we're joined by a unicef spokesperson an
we're talking about a reluctant american foreign commander in chief, american foreign policy, the russians have a psychological problem, and the arab system waiting for the americans to move, and i think they feel a bit left in the cold, i think because of the american foreign policy towards syria, and now we are waiting to see how the great powers, i think soviet -- not the soviet union -- russia and the united states, how they continue to handle this problem. >> all right. thank you...
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policy magazine as the russian president at the head of his annual list of the world's most influential people however he didn't make it into first place which was left blank is all he's going to churn explains. it was the international political think tank eurasia group that came up with a list of the world's most powerful individuals with a russian president at the top of that list then they decided no they couldn't leave him there so they put mr nobody at the top of their list so why they would put in a second to mr or mrs nobody you know according to this think tank and to the foreign policy magazine that published the list authors explained that they left the top position empty because the modern world has no clear leader they said they also said that they based their choice of names on that list on the individual's ability to single handedly quote bring about change that significantly affect the lives and fortunes of large numbers of people of the russian president followed by u.s. federal reserve chairman ben bernanke or the influence the organization has on the u.s. economy and
policy magazine as the russian president at the head of his annual list of the world's most influential people however he didn't make it into first place which was left blank is all he's going to churn explains. it was the international political think tank eurasia group that came up with a list of the world's most powerful individuals with a russian president at the top of that list then they decided no they couldn't leave him there so they put mr nobody at the top of their list so why they...
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in terms of foreign policy has absolutely diminished. i agree with the points syria has been in perception a disaster. unmitigated disaster for the u.s. and ability to stick with promises that they make. and certainly hurt american allies in different parts of the world. snowden issue had a major impact. impact of the government shutdown and obama not showing up at the summit hurt americans on the partnership and won't get done by the end of 2014 as the signal accomplishment that obama could have in foreign l policy. one thing we haven't said yet which is also important is the second term team. hillary clinton is not there anymore. geithner is not there anymore. gates isn't there anymore. dael is not there anymore. >> john kerry has had an impressive start in terms of the energy ambition. he set out a bunch of different issues on iran and syria. even middle east peace process he managed to revive. it may not work out. better they're talking than they're not. >> kerry wasn't obama's first choice and conceived lack of trust in the way the
in terms of foreign policy has absolutely diminished. i agree with the points syria has been in perception a disaster. unmitigated disaster for the u.s. and ability to stick with promises that they make. and certainly hurt american allies in different parts of the world. snowden issue had a major impact. impact of the government shutdown and obama not showing up at the summit hurt americans on the partnership and won't get done by the end of 2014 as the signal accomplishment that obama could...
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later in the book, foreign-policy begins at home, richard haas argues that u.s. security comes not from abroad but from within. >> on the next "washington journal", we will discuss foreign policy with a panel from the brookings institute area then we will have a panel from the lexington institute about the packing by the chinese. we will be joined by matt mcclelland who wrote a book about mental illness in his family. "washington journal" is live c-span everyday at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> next to my conversation on some of the and political changes in egypt, libya, and nietzsche. it can a look at some of transitions following the arab spring, the direction of recent or measures, and the future of the three. the carnegie endowment for international peace host of this 90 minute event. [inaudible conversations] >> good evening, welcome again to another event of the middle east program part of the carnegie endowment. i'm vice president of the studies related to this topic at the target in turn carnegie endowment. >> we are largely focused on differences between conserv
later in the book, foreign-policy begins at home, richard haas argues that u.s. security comes not from abroad but from within. >> on the next "washington journal", we will discuss foreign policy with a panel from the brookings institute area then we will have a panel from the lexington institute about the packing by the chinese. we will be joined by matt mcclelland who wrote a book about mental illness in his family. "washington journal" is live c-span everyday at...
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foreign policy in the middle east. >> one the u.s. is committed to maintaining the peace treaty between egypt and israel and it can simply not end a relationship with egypt in order to maintain that peace treaty. that is where you see the material or the military parts that are still being given to the military to help preserve the security in the sinai peninsula, for example. there is also the matter of trying to enhance the u.s.' stature across the middle east. it would not due for the obama administration to cut off all ties with the country with who it's had a long standing political and military relationship because of these political problems. >> with that said one. points secon secretary kerry isg while he is in cairo, this interm government cannot exist in perpetuity. it needs to get on with the business of constitutional reforms and establishing elections for a new democratically elected president and parliament. and it need to take on has to steps much soonerrather than later. >> let's talk about this visit to ki cairo. we d
foreign policy in the middle east. >> one the u.s. is committed to maintaining the peace treaty between egypt and israel and it can simply not end a relationship with egypt in order to maintain that peace treaty. that is where you see the material or the military parts that are still being given to the military to help preserve the security in the sinai peninsula, for example. there is also the matter of trying to enhance the u.s.' stature across the middle east. it would not due for the...
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energy supplies in the u.s., it won't change american foreign policy. we will be less dependent on oil from the middle east. concern is that china today gets 70% of its energy supplies from the middle east. india is about the same. europe as well. in the global economy is so interlinked that even if the u.s. is not dependent on middle eastern oil, i feel like the instability in the region where the chinese economy and the european economy. so, you know, i think we should step back and do less, but i don't think we can ignore the middle east because it is going to -- turbulence there will impact the worldwide oil prices. and we have seen it with the european debt crisis. if our economic problems in europe, we have economic problems here. >> going back to the question, if you think about today it is not the middle east, but you have this same moderate and we hope, some moderate muslims. then you have the ruling elite who are very radical muslims. how can we support the moderates without changing the many as of their own people? it is a problem. it could b
energy supplies in the u.s., it won't change american foreign policy. we will be less dependent on oil from the middle east. concern is that china today gets 70% of its energy supplies from the middle east. india is about the same. europe as well. in the global economy is so interlinked that even if the u.s. is not dependent on middle eastern oil, i feel like the instability in the region where the chinese economy and the european economy. so, you know, i think we should step back and do less,...
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i just don't think this is a smart way or a good way to conduct foreign policy. i believe the president has ,aised the stakes for himself for the rest of his presidency, and indeed, for his successors. i don't think this has been well handled at all. have made the argument that what the president has done is a number of things. others have argued that what he has done is to weaken the power of the presidency into the future. if you believe you are right and you have the authority and power to make that decision, why did you not just do it as opposed to going to congress for cover? the president explicitly said he believes he has the authority to act, and then a minute later he said nevertheless, he was going to go to congress. he has now raised the risk of not getting congressional support, then either we don't act with all the consequences of that, or we have a real constitutional crisis on our hands if he were to act all the same. if not more likely is the possibility that congress gives him a yellow light, rather than a green are red light. only act ind can ce
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of the country and at least in its diplomacy is not a foreign policy. >> yes? >> okay, i will comment. >> all right, thank you so much. thank you for this interesting talk. with the presence of this in the energy industry, are we concerned that over the long-term we have sought diversity in the economy that we have become so dependent upon, particularly that of natural gas. and so much that it seems to be changing in the energy industry with unconditional sources of energy becoming more fruitful. are we concerned that the recent success in excluding those natural resources might become less of this? >> there is a rhetoric and there is a reality. a rhetoric is that we are trying to foster a knowledge-based economy and so the new buzzword, the last two years the buzzword has been a knowledge-based economy in preparation for this. and a knowledge-based economy is great. it sounds very exciting and interesting and it doesn't, at least in the political system, and a fundamentally based economy, it is far from reality. the actual reality is that what qatar is trying
of the country and at least in its diplomacy is not a foreign policy. >> yes? >> okay, i will comment. >> all right, thank you so much. thank you for this interesting talk. with the presence of this in the energy industry, are we concerned that over the long-term we have sought diversity in the economy that we have become so dependent upon, particularly that of natural gas. and so much that it seems to be changing in the energy industry with unconditional sources of energy...
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foreign policy. relationships and the process for carrying on. you cannot talk to the united states, we are too big. but you add a measure of reserve to that. the damage israel. >> a claim disputed by julian lesange. >> it can never be that contain true information to the public is espionage. it is important that this president of charging journalistic sources with espionage not be permitted to stand. it is a serious precedent, a serious abuse, and it will mean the end of national security journalism and the united states. >> the judge disagreed and will decide if the man responsible for the largest leak of classified material will spend a few years or the rest of his life behind bars. former department after publicly condemning the conditions of bradley manning, he said the judge was right in acquitting manning of charges of aiding the enemy. iswhat is important sustaining discipline. he admitted to convey this information and in doing so, violated his responsibility as a soldier in a war zone that carries very significant consequences. the enem
foreign policy. relationships and the process for carrying on. you cannot talk to the united states, we are too big. but you add a measure of reserve to that. the damage israel. >> a claim disputed by julian lesange. >> it can never be that contain true information to the public is espionage. it is important that this president of charging journalistic sources with espionage not be permitted to stand. it is a serious precedent, a serious abuse, and it will mean the end of national...
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policy he mentioned how important it was. i'm a new denounce the ad hoc attempts at transitional justice can you explain the men and all. it has to be not less than usual the new courthouse. you are people were seen as a ministry. many many kenyans don't really understand how to their neighbors were forced to look into the house mirrors in the evening. when you were to buy you one i keep going the first time since i work. she greets me moving forward into his own understanding of the results of the nation. it's so great the book. matters into his office that i need to know if i will just list too. we all appreciate. the house. and it's no easy matter the transitional justice local people. the scene. as well. it is. he added elections were held just a few months after the election a home. it's now time in which the jury he was very good works. the incident. it was awful. he's been living so this is huge. i think the secured debt but the certificate has alleged that those connections and they sold the security of that time. and
policy he mentioned how important it was. i'm a new denounce the ad hoc attempts at transitional justice can you explain the men and all. it has to be not less than usual the new courthouse. you are people were seen as a ministry. many many kenyans don't really understand how to their neighbors were forced to look into the house mirrors in the evening. when you were to buy you one i keep going the first time since i work. she greets me moving forward into his own understanding of the results of...
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a lot of questions on domestic policy, as well as foreign policy and of course the big questions about there about terror and the boston marathon. >> and economic issues. kristine romans is also standing by. the stock market is doing great now. there's still a long way to go. there is this debt ceiling deadline looming at the end of july when the nation's debt ceiling has to be raised. it will make the forced budget cuts seem like small potatoes. >> look at the dow jones industrial average. it is a joke after all. but you have an s&p very close to record highs. really the concerns about the debt fights with republicans in the backseat as a fed has been pumping money into a system as washington thrashes around trying to figure out the budget priorities. the housing market is recovering. a lot of the opponents said the obama economy is going to be devastated are just wrong. one of the talking points of republicans as you know is food stamp enrollment has grown faster than job growth. the president has to say my policies have helped the job growth situation grow overall. until job growth
a lot of questions on domestic policy, as well as foreign policy and of course the big questions about there about terror and the boston marathon. >> and economic issues. kristine romans is also standing by. the stock market is doing great now. there's still a long way to go. there is this debt ceiling deadline looming at the end of july when the nation's debt ceiling has to be raised. it will make the forced budget cuts seem like small potatoes. >> look at the dow jones industrial...
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of foreign policy at the brookings institute. we have the latest from the u.s. state department. >> on monday, the obama administration said the former ambassador would be the point person on this latest round of palestinian peace talks. he used to be the ambassador to israel and is going to reprocess that has faced a lot of challenges the last few years. amid ongoing concerns about palestinian borders and whether they would respect the pre-1967 lines and the ongoing concerns on both sides. he said he was trying to find a way to help to people actually achieve a longtime goal of theirs. to you deeply grateful and president obama entrusting me with helping you take this a breakthrough at turn it into a full fledged israeli-palestinian peace agreement. it is a daunting and humbling challenge that i can not desist from. i look forward to great excitement working with you and thedreams to achieve state's living side by side in peace and security. expected to feature informal conversations about the peace process. the hard work began
of foreign policy at the brookings institute. we have the latest from the u.s. state department. >> on monday, the obama administration said the former ambassador would be the point person on this latest round of palestinian peace talks. he used to be the ambassador to israel and is going to reprocess that has faced a lot of challenges the last few years. amid ongoing concerns about palestinian borders and whether they would respect the pre-1967 lines and the ongoing concerns on both...
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foreign policy chief requesting health help i should say and securing the prisoners release of the rivalry between israel and the palestinians is being fought on every front including in the most unlikely areas for the slayer explains. the french have the eiffel tower the brits big ben and now the gazans the only symbol of pride a perfume bottle with the same type of victory perfumes always make a person remember good things after we won the last war on gaza the rocket m seventy five was celebrated we are immortalized in it by name in this perfume after it and sales have reportedly rocketed excuse the pun for five years i haven't bought israeli products the moment a palestinian product comes on the market i don't hesitate to buy it but this is something special. in november's israel gaza war the m seventy five long range missile reached as far as television for the first time in twenty years the city came under threat which is why its frequency is far from sweet to those living here i hope it doesn't smell like like a bomb but it's fun it's nonsense it's a good idea. with. the fields it's
foreign policy chief requesting health help i should say and securing the prisoners release of the rivalry between israel and the palestinians is being fought on every front including in the most unlikely areas for the slayer explains. the french have the eiffel tower the brits big ben and now the gazans the only symbol of pride a perfume bottle with the same type of victory perfumes always make a person remember good things after we won the last war on gaza the rocket m seventy five was...
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this year by false float on by the french president's with his foreign policy. i have to say no. and yes mind as in the state to on nine two to be soawki but y seen what happened in my knee and the media. ii it seemed like it would be inevitably the tea break we didn't have any intention on the night i did it seeks i thought it would go and not more and smooth. he then made it onto its stated aim to work in progress. i think is fantastic and really i was even more surprising to guys make money you you know you had you had an idea of the standing monday. you had immunity in thai interests of the beach in the central african republic seen much on things you many new and human rights issue and you know how often do the neck just in the next you guys so i'll be back in having two friends in dimensions in a year. that surprise me i really did anything that i don't win if we have two operations in the end. you see here for a long long time in both molly and essential out of ideas and even longer than his announced an eighty eight is pretty remarkable. the friend she trots africa summit
this year by false float on by the french president's with his foreign policy. i have to say no. and yes mind as in the state to on nine two to be soawki but y seen what happened in my knee and the media. ii it seemed like it would be inevitably the tea break we didn't have any intention on the night i did it seeks i thought it would go and not more and smooth. he then made it onto its stated aim to work in progress. i think is fantastic and really i was even more surprising to guys make money...
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foreign policy on today that's more than enough to label you an enemy combatant with all you aussies out there enjoy your oil while you can before uncle sam comes knocking i mean beating down your doors on her enough about time to break the said . demonstrations and cairo's tahrir square are familiar seen today as protests marked the two year anniversary of an uprising that ousted former egyptian leader hosni mubarak clashes that have left five.
foreign policy on today that's more than enough to label you an enemy combatant with all you aussies out there enjoy your oil while you can before uncle sam comes knocking i mean beating down your doors on her enough about time to break the said . demonstrations and cairo's tahrir square are familiar seen today as protests marked the two year anniversary of an uprising that ousted former egyptian leader hosni mubarak clashes that have left five.
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, as well as my colleague, who contributes to foreign policy magazine where i'm the editor in chief, and i think you've done something very unusual with this book. you have managed to do in a way the impossible, linking together in one place margaret thatcher and the ayatollah, and the great counterrevolutionary year of 1979, and very provocative but this was a year that -- in which basically the backlash or the return of markets and religion to global politics in a big way, signaled a counterrevolution towards the reactions of the earlier postwar era. how did you come up with that? who could write a book that says, margaret thatcher, the communists, and the ayatollah, and the onan revolution north carolina have a common, never mind pope john paul ii and the resurgence of religion in a factor of polish. how did you come up with putting these things together? >> guest: had to thereto do with my reporting in afghanistan after 9/11. you were there, too. we actually stayed in the same house for a while. you were with washington post, i was with news week, and the house struck me at the t
, as well as my colleague, who contributes to foreign policy magazine where i'm the editor in chief, and i think you've done something very unusual with this book. you have managed to do in a way the impossible, linking together in one place margaret thatcher and the ayatollah, and the great counterrevolutionary year of 1979, and very provocative but this was a year that -- in which basically the backlash or the return of markets and religion to global politics in a big way, signaled a...
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so on some social issues he may not be with them but on foreign policy, he's a hawk, as you know. >> as you know, with the autopsy and everything, they're trying to move ahead. gloria borger, thank you. >> a little bit of, this a little bit of that. >> speaking of news on everyone, amar'e jo recall involving more than 3 million cars and a war of words between madonna and the government of malawi. plus a scientific discovery on lightning that might impact your plane ride. >>> and masters, nope, it has zero to do with tiger woods. the power block coming at you next. at tyco integrated security, we consider ourselves business optimizers. how? by building custom security solutions that integrate video, access control, fire and intrusion protection. all backed up with world-class monitoring centers, thousands of qualified technicians, and a personal passion to help protect your business. when your business is optimized like that, there's no stopping you. we are tyco integrated security. and we are sharper. hwelcome back.. nice to see you again! hey! i almost didn't recognize you without t
so on some social issues he may not be with them but on foreign policy, he's a hawk, as you know. >> as you know, with the autopsy and everything, they're trying to move ahead. gloria borger, thank you. >> a little bit of, this a little bit of that. >> speaking of news on everyone, amar'e jo recall involving more than 3 million cars and a war of words between madonna and the government of malawi. plus a scientific discovery on lightning that might impact your plane ride....
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we begin tonight with another possible reason the president's foreign policy is so incoherent and ineffective that members of his own administration seem uninformed. today's state department news featured a shocking contradiction from spokesperson jan saki. take a listen. >> the red line is the use of c.w. cover chemical weapons. that was crossed a couple of months ago. the president took action which we talked about the time. lou: confident in her assessment that syria had already crossed that red line. the obama administration and responded. until a few ments later when she offered up this blatant contradiction. >> we still believe that they don't have the capability to use chemical weapons. th is not changed. again, looking into the fts on the ground. there's no reason if there is nothing to hide for the regime not to let t investigative team a. lou: what is going on? the statements tested department is not seem to know either way. president obama announced after that he has directed intelligence agencies t find out what happened. again, joining us now, fox news military analyst. let's tur
we begin tonight with another possible reason the president's foreign policy is so incoherent and ineffective that members of his own administration seem uninformed. today's state department news featured a shocking contradiction from spokesperson jan saki. take a listen. >> the red line is the use of c.w. cover chemical weapons. that was crossed a couple of months ago. the president took action which we talked about the time. lou: confident in her assessment that syria had already...
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foreign policy chief catherine ashton as well as a foreign minister of iran. came coming here to give their press conference they were kind of upbeat and they were hopeful about the next round of talks scheduled for november the twenty years had said that he was disappointed and that he understood that something like this there would definitely be there will definitely be differences among the different parties involved but really it has taken quite a different turn from what was expected when we were hearing statements coming from foreign ministers of the u.k. you know william hague saying that they seize the moment and trying to come up with a very elusive deal but in the end indeed there is no deal that has been reached but again talks will be rescheduled november the twentieth. now some of the main sticking points on the table were tyrone's weapons grade nuclear fuel stockpiles of enriched uranium and sanctions relief let's take a closer look at the deal negotiators were attempting to put together here on our let's have a look around here first according t
foreign policy chief catherine ashton as well as a foreign minister of iran. came coming here to give their press conference they were kind of upbeat and they were hopeful about the next round of talks scheduled for november the twenty years had said that he was disappointed and that he understood that something like this there would definitely be there will definitely be differences among the different parties involved but really it has taken quite a different turn from what was expected when...
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foreign policy to fans has me to washington i meet a deepening political round which sees both sides pointing the finger of blame. kurdish activists sent out a plea to world powers urging them to prevent ethnic cleansing in syria we talked an eyewitness of the brutal attacks by al qaida wing groups. and the fountain of hope that's run dry later we look at the roots of the arab spring that flourished on the promise of democracy but which is failing to bring the stability and prosperity in many died for. seven pm in moscow you are watching r t a marina josh welcome to the program now following at the fallout over moscow granting asylum to edward snowden russian and american the fans chiefs and diplomats are sitting down for talks the media also comes amid tensions sparked by barack obama calling off a summit with a live report and as washington sided a lack of progress in relations moscow in turn has accused the americans of being unwilling to negotiate on an equal food ng well let's get more on this latest spat from r.t. is going to count that i can you talk us through the main issues
foreign policy to fans has me to washington i meet a deepening political round which sees both sides pointing the finger of blame. kurdish activists sent out a plea to world powers urging them to prevent ethnic cleansing in syria we talked an eyewitness of the brutal attacks by al qaida wing groups. and the fountain of hope that's run dry later we look at the roots of the arab spring that flourished on the promise of democracy but which is failing to bring the stability and prosperity in many...
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policy, well, it's a very big job and a job that is now the responsibility of general sharif. >> thank you. >>> thousands of protesters in thailand have gathered forcing officials to leave the building. the agency recently indicted a leading protest leader for her alleged role in the 2010 deadly riots. anti-government demonstrations continue now for a forty day. florence this is the fourth day of these protests. bring us up to date of what has been happening on the streets. >> wednesday was the day when protest leaders promised that something big would happen. protesters marched to more than 20 provincial administrative centers and entered some buildings, and they continue to occupy in bangkok itself, and continue to occupy the finance ministry. they have also forced the evacuation of workers at the department of investigation. that protest is lead by the top protester that police have an arrest warrant out for, but have made no movement to detain him. the last time street protests were this big in thailand was back in 2010. now those protests sket sketch -- stretched over about three
policy, well, it's a very big job and a job that is now the responsibility of general sharif. >> thank you. >>> thousands of protesters in thailand have gathered forcing officials to leave the building. the agency recently indicted a leading protest leader for her alleged role in the 2010 deadly riots. anti-government demonstrations continue now for a forty day. florence this is the fourth day of these protests. bring us up to date of what has been happening on the streets....
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this week a focus on foreign policy. it didn't get much attention in the president's inaugural address, but as his second term is underway, there's certainly a lot of focus on some of the big areas that he will be occupied by when it comes to national security and the world. what are some of the big bets that president obama can make to cement his legacy abroad? joining me is martin indyk of the brookings institution, an assistant secretary of state for president clinton and also the author of "bending history, barack obama's foreign policy." i got to take part in a conversation of big bets, black swans, a presidential briefing where you and the team at brookings write about both some of the real dangers in foreign policy as well as some areas where the president can make an impact if he so chooses. there's a lot to digest including the fact a new secretary of state is going to be presumably confirmed by the senate, john kerry. and yet in the financial times as we do this interview it is hillary clinton and the questions
this week a focus on foreign policy. it didn't get much attention in the president's inaugural address, but as his second term is underway, there's certainly a lot of focus on some of the big areas that he will be occupied by when it comes to national security and the world. what are some of the big bets that president obama can make to cement his legacy abroad? joining me is martin indyk of the brookings institution, an assistant secretary of state for president clinton and also the author of...
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pakistan relationship makes meander stand fell weaknesses of american is foreign policy. how decisions are made how many say that is history what you really mean that is irrelevant but with other nations it is not. history matters into illustrates a path for the future. . .
pakistan relationship makes meander stand fell weaknesses of american is foreign policy. how decisions are made how many say that is history what you really mean that is irrelevant but with other nations it is not. history matters into illustrates a path for the future. . .